Assam SEBA Paper Leak: The Assam Board of Secondary Education (SEBA) has cancelled today’s HSLC General Science (C3) examination. The exam was cancelled after reports surfaced that the paper had been leaked and was later shared on social media. Assam Education Minister Ronoj Pegu later announced in a tweet that the exam has been cancelled and that a new date will be announced soon.
General Science examination of the on going HSLC examination scheduled for 13/03/2023 has been cancelled by SEBA in view of media reports of leakage of the question paper. Next date will be announced in due course. pic.twitter.com/3fvU2CbSgr
— Ranoj Pegu (@ranojpeguassam) March 12, 2023
SEBA in a late-night statement said,”This is for information to all concerned that, a news is telecast in a section of media today evening that a handwritten model question paper of HSLC examination of General Science (C3) subject, which is to be held on 13h March, 2023 (Monday) is available in the hands of some candidate and it is also spread in the social media. We have a belief that such news may create confusion in the minds of the candidates and keeping in view of this, the examination of the General Science (C3) subject, which is to be held on 13 March 2023 (Monday) is hereby cancelled. The next date of the examination of the subject General Science shall be notified in due course. The Board of Secondary Education, Assam has initiated enquiry in this aspect and will take all necessary action in this respect.”
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Previously, the English subject of the Higher Secondary Leaving Certificate or Assam HSLC Exam 2023 was cancelled. The English exam has been cancelled in one of the Cachar district centres, according to a SEBA notice.
The SEBA decided to cancel the exam after receiving reports of students engaging in unethical behaviour at Cachar’s JR Ucchotor Madhyamik Vidyalaya Gonirgram Higher Secondary examination centre.
